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Jeremy Corbyn is “poison” and confused about anti-semitism, a former government advisor has said, as he revealed that the Labour leader has ignored multiple invitations to meet.

The comments were made by Fiyaz Mughal OBE, the Muslim founder and former director of Tell Mama, which records anti-Muslim incidents across the UK, in an interview with The Telegraph.

This comes as the Labour party has been plunged further into controversy surrounding allegations of anti-Semitism following the suspension of MP Chris Williamson after he remarked that the party had been “too apologetic” over anti-Semitism.

Last week it emerged that the party may have unlawfully discriminated against Jewish people. The Equalities...